Good Morning!
Cold in the greenhouse earlier, only 8C, but now it's creeping up slowly, alrrleady 11C. I still have the door closed though. Will open it much later, when it's much warmer 馃槉 How's your morning going so far?
I air-fried and then broilled this following chicken dish. One of my favorites. I just love grilled food, I supposed, but what don't I like, right? Fried, yes, steamed, okay, baked, even better, and grilled, OMG! YES!
2 tbsp tamarind
1/4 c hot boiling water
3 candlenut
3 garlic
4 shallot
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 tsp each lesser galangal (kencur), turmeric powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp coconut sugar
3 Indonesian bay leaf (daun salam)
2 lemongrass
2 tsp salt
5 kafir lime leaf
16 chicken thighs
1 box coconut cream (131 g)
1/2 L water
Soak tamarind in hot boiling water, let stand for 5-8 mins before squeezing it. Rldiscard seed and pulp, reserve the juice
Into a food processor, mix candlenut, garlic, shallot, and olive oil
In a large pan, add all spices listed, sugar, salt, spice paste, and saute til fragrant, then stir in chicken thighs, cook for 1-2 minutes
Add in coconut cream, tamarind juice, and water, cook until liquid is much lessen or almost gone, and chicken cooked through
Air fry or broil or grill the chicken before serving
Enjoy with warm rice!